We know many of you are waiting for updates from Yulin so we want to share with you the information we have from our volunteers and sources on the ground.This year,although the torture fest went ahead has been much, much quieter than any other year. Campaigning has certainly helped but the real progress has come from the amazing Chinese Activists.

We spent most of May in China with Mr Zhao who is an absolute hero. He explained how organisations had agreed to boycott buying dogs at Yulin and would all focus their efforts on stopping trucks. We prayed they would be successful. We were horrified to visit villages where they regularly steal dogs and send them up to Dongbei in the north where there are large slaughterhouses.

You may not know but most Chinese Activists are just regular people who work in a day job volunteering when they can to make a difference. This year they did. They have stopped numerous trucks and completely disrupted the business of dogs going into Yulin. So much so that just today as our photos show there were hardly any sellers at the market.

This however is where the hard work starts. Rescue is only ever the beginning of a long and often heart-breaking journey. We run a partner shelter south of Beijing with over 400 dogs and 36 cats looking for love and a home. It's hard work just feeding them and every month is a trial for Mr Zhao who struggles for the most part alone.

Yet right now he and our small team have gone to help the big rescue of 19 June where over 1300 dogs were stopped from being eaten. The problems everyone faced has been endless. The villagers have objected to the dogs. Many have died and the police have refused for them to be taken away. The temporary camp has had to move four and as you can imagine moving hundreds of sick traumatised dogs is not easy. Fortunately activists have come together and volunteers on the ground have been incredible.

We also desperately had to buy some specific medication that is not sold in the province. One box alone costs 125 RMB. (£15) and we are bringing it in from Beijing 2000 km drive. We also need more dehydration fluids and medically trained professionals. Although the volunteers have brought supplies and donated from their own money we need finance to pay local vets to attend. They are terrified of infection and there is the huge risk of distemper.

Can you help? Do you have any contacts who can send us supplies or come and help? Can you donate so Mr Zhao can help contribute to the collective needs? Our plan when we can is to bring as many dogs as we can who are well enough to travel back to our shelter and give them refuge until they too can be rehomed.

NoToDogMeat has a large social media following and we are known for our work throughout Asa but financially we are only small. This is why we need your help.

Please consider a regular donation however small and thank you so much to everyone who has supported us to date. We will share live feeds next week so you can see how funds are spent.

Bless Your Hearts for Caring.

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With the horrific torture fest of Yulin happening this week despite everyone’s attempts to ban this brutality, we want to share with you some positive news and ask for your support of genuine rescuers who risk their lives daily to save the lives of dogs and cats in Asia.

We cannot stop this festival – it’s up to the Chinese government to stop it, or not – but it has significantly reduced in size since we first took to the streets in 2012. Unfortunately media attention and celebrity interest has encouraged butchers to increase the prices they charge for the dogs, and dogs are being shipped in especially just so ‘rescuers’ can buy them only abandoning them to die after the festival has ended. Talk of closing slaughterhouses there has only ever been talk, since most slaughterhouses are makeshift anyway.

It is our decision along with respected groups to boycott Yulin. This does not mean we won’t save dogs bound for slaughter. Our group was one of the first to work with activists in China stopping trucks.

It just means we will not hand over money to dog meat butchers as that only increases demand.

Throughout May and this month also we have been staking out warehouses where the stolen pets are kept and working to raid them. These trucks do not just go to Yulin they are on the move in broad daylight regularly to Dongbei which is in the North of China. Here there is a large Korean population and over 400-500 dogs are brutally slaughtered daily.

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Our pledge this Yulin is to take in up to 100 lives and keep them in our shelter south of Beijing caring for them until they find homes. Rescue is only ever the beginning of a long journey for the animals and the people who care for them. On June 21st, our London Team will join protests outside the Chinese Embassy as well as spreading awareness in Chinatown all week. Our CEO Julia also has a meeting with the OIE (World Health Organisation) to discuss our concerns on food safety and reiterate the systematic torture that they fail to address. We do this to stand in solidarity with activists in Asia giving them a voice, and it is also a wonderful way people can meet our rescues and learn more of our work.

This year we will have Annabel with us. Annabel is an apricot chow chow, gentle and kind. She was on a truck bound for Yulin in 2015 and her injuries were so bad she lost her eye. Our friend Sarah Pinq rescued her and gave her refuge pending her recovery in her small shelter. Three days before we came to pick up her to start her new life in Europe Sarah’s shelter was demolished with just 36 hours’ notice by the Government of Tianjin. Sarah is now in a holding yard with her 120 dogs and has to start from scratch and we have pledged to help her.

People like Sarah and our own Mr Zhao who runs our partner’s shelter south of Beijing are the real heroes of Yulin. They work very hard and risk their lives day in day out to make a difference and struggle just to feed the dogs. That is why we need your help to donate whatever you can. With your help we have been able to vaccinate all the dogs previously saved, build a cattery and start to microchip them.

Our plan is still to build a medical facility that can be used by other small groups for a low fee helping more dogs and cats and surplus funds from this appeal will be used for this purpose.

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"God bless you and what you are trying to do.I cant even think about what those poor babies(dogs) are going through.This is so awful i could cry, why is the human race so god dam cruel?
Because of people like you, i know we are not all bad
"craig and nina houghton donated £20.00 with £5.00 gift aid on 19/08/2017 at 21:56.

£20.00From craig and nina houghton

craig and nina houghton

"God bless you and what you are trying to do.I cant even think about what those poor babies(dogs) are going through.This is so awful i could cry, why is the human race so god dam cruel?
Because of people like you, i know we are not all bad
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£20.00

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"Thank you for caring, please don't ever stop trying to save these dogs and cats. It is absolutely heartbreaking."Denise Martin donated £10.00 with £2.50 gift aid on 13/08/2017 at 14:14.

£10.00From Denise Martin

Denise Martin

"Thank you for caring, please don't ever stop trying to save these dogs and cats. It is absolutely heartbreaking."

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£10.00

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£2.50

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"Thank you for helping these poor animals."Christine donated £10.00 with £2.50 gift aid on 04/08/2017 at 16:09.

"Thank you for everything you are doing. <3"Alice Hazel is donating £12.00 per month with £3.00 gift aid starting 29/07/2017 at 00:26.

£72.00From Alice Hazel

Alice Hazel

"Thank you for everything you are doing. <3"

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£72.00

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"STOP THE YULIN FESTIVAL. NO TO DOG MEAT"Oliver Roberts is donating £10.00 per month with £2.50 gift aid starting 26/07/2017 at 14:57.

£70.00From Oliver Roberts

Oliver Roberts

"STOP THE YULIN FESTIVAL. NO TO DOG MEAT"

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£70.00

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"Thank you for saving these dogs from this horror! Bless you"Anonymous donation of CHF15.00 on 24/07/2017 at 22:05.

CHF15.00From Anonymous

Anonymous

"Thank you for saving these dogs from this horror! Bless you"

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"To all those helping with these beautiful animals...thank you! This money comes from animal lovers at Vegfest Colorado, USA, those that know of this fight and want to continue to help!"Susan Repp donated $75.00 on 24/07/2017 at 19:50.

$75.00From Susan Repp

Susan Repp

"To all those helping with these beautiful animals...thank you! This money comes from animal lovers at Vegfest Colorado, USA, those that know of this fight and want to continue to help!"

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$75.00

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"Thank you for all you do for the dogs!"Juliette donated £3.00 with £0.75 gift aid on 24/07/2017 at 08:45.

£3.00From Juliette

Juliette

"Thank you for all you do for the dogs!"

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Anonymous donation of £3.00 on 24/07/2017 at 08:15.

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Anonymous donation of £25.00 with £6.25 gift aid on 23/07/2017 at 22:47.

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Anonymous donation of £20.00 with £5.00 gift aid on 12/07/2017 at 21:54.

NoToDogMeat campaigns on behalf of the UK registered charity World Protection for Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade. Our mission is to end the illegal cruel trade that sees millions of dogs and cats skinned and boiled alive each year and served up as food. We provide emergency support to small shelters and activists overseas who rescue the dogs and cats and promote humane treatment through education.

£15 a month can fund 15 kilos of high quality food, 5 life saving vaccinations, education material to influence change.

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